Friday Favorites – Kid Friendly Coffee Table Ideas For Your Home
Here are my top picks for Kid-Friendly coffee tables…
Having a table that has a weathered look is ideal. It doesn’t show those scratches and little nicks that happen over time with a busy household.
Also when you have really young ones going with a round is best no head bumps.
A little more modern Stone Top
If you want a more customized look there is nothing like an upholstered ottoman. Fabrics are key here.. Just a couple examples to get you thinking.
– Vinyl is low maintenance. Quick tip run your fingernail on your fabric swatch to see if it shows scratches. This will let you know if it passes the kid-friendly test.
Marker Girl
Other option would be using an indoor/outdoor fabric with pattern
Marker Girl
Or a vinyl top option with a pattern on the bottom
Happy Everything!
Karen
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Imagine walking into your living room to find your toddler covered in marker along with your furniture! My daughter's "Marker Art" was a defining moment. It was then that I reinvented my business to find the very best family-friendly furnishings and solutions for my client's homes.
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love all your pics and advice .Where are you located?
We are located in Houston, TX. For more details about us and our services go to http://www.karendavisdesign.com
[…] Ottomans are generally soft enough for safe encounters with little heads, they are great rest stations for cruising toddlers and they look a lot better than regular coffee tables outfitted with corner protectors. And in researching this trick, I learned that it’s recommended by the The Nest and TLC’s Parentables, as well as a host of home design blogs including Home Stories A to Z, the Oh Joy blog and The Adventures of Marker Girl. […]
Karen, I agree that there’s nothing like an ottoman when it comes to a child-friendly coffee table. We used an ottoman and removeable tray strategy, which I featured (along with your blog post) in a post on my blog today: http://hintmama.com/2013/09/16/todays-hint-a-more-child-friendly-coffee-table/